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 El Niño may have helped Magellan cross the Pacific
| (05-16) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- | The phenomenon known as El Niño, which has puzzled climate scientists in recent decades, may have assisted the first trip around the world nearly 500 years ago. |... (photo: WN) San Fransisco Chronicle
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 UN sends top official to Myanmar as ASEAN steps up
| A UNICEF photo shows UNICEF, Red Cross Society and other health organisation workers using a boat to reach a remote township hit by the cyclone Nargis. | (AFP/UNICEF) | UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said... (photo: PIB) Turkish Press
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 Weather jams up local airports with delays
| Stormy weather? | Well, not really. Just a little mist, a few clouds and some wind. But, as usual, that is just enough to cause all sorts of weather-related delays at L... (photo: creative commons / ) Newsday
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 Tropical storm lashes Philippines, stranding hundreds
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | MANILA (AP) — About 300 passengers on a ferry stranded in rough seas for more than 24 hours were safely carr... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) USA Today
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 'Sharks dont want to attack us'
| Great white sharks swimming in water as shallow as 1,5m off popular beaches such as Fish Hoek and Muizenberg in high summer appear to go out of their way to avoid bathe... (photo: Public Domain / ) Independent online
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 Rescue crisis at Snake Park
| By Rivonia Naidu | Where is Noah? The Fitzsimons Snake Park might just need him. | They have the task of moving the more than 250 snakes and 3 000 other animals in the ... (photo: GNU) Independent online
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 Defence authorities revive plan to kill 400 kangaroos in Australian capital
By Rod Mcguirk, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | CANBERRA, Australia - Defence authorities outraged animal rights campaigners Friday by reviving plans to kill 400 kangaroos that ar... (photo: Creative Commons / Wiki mouse) Canoe
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 Red Cross says clean water most urgent need for Myanmar cyclone victims
GENEVA (AP) - Lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in cyclone-hit Myanmar in the coming days, the international Red Cross said Friday. | Hundreds of thousands o... (photo: AP Photo) AOL
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 Saturday weather looks good
STEVE LYTTLE | Forecasters have good news for people planning to attend the NASCAR All-Star race Saturday evening at Lowes Motor Speedway. | And if your Saturday plans in... (photo: Public Domain / ) The Charlotte Observer
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 Chilean volcano worries experts
| By Monica Vargas | Santiago - Chile's Chaiten volcano groaned, rumbled and shuddered on Thursday, raising new concerns among authorities, as lightning bolts pierced the... (photo: AP Photo) Independent online
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